The Trade Policy and Strategy Framework (TPSF) document was published in 2010 and represents South Africa’s broad approach to trade policy and strategy, following extensive consultations between government and stakeholders in NEDLAC. An update was issued in November 2012, largely focused on updating trade data. The DTIC website now contains regularly-updated and comprehensive trade data on a monthly basis, the latest reflecting the position ...
a) I have been advised by the department that sixty-six (66) applications were received under the South African Film and Television incentives since the reopening in August 2020.
b) Twenty-seven (27) compliant applications have been adjudicated and thirty-one (31) non-compliant applications were returned back to clients in line with the scheme guidelines. Eight compliant applications are ready for adjudication at the next committee meeting. ...
I am advised by the Department that:
1. The sabbatical leave was not taken. The employee in question was granted an International Scholarship and sabbatical leave was approved for this purpose for the period 1 October 2017 until 30 September 2018. Due to personal circumstances, the employee could not take up the scholarship and returned to work on 27 November 2017 and the sabbatical ...
I have requested the additional information and am advised as follows:
1. The names and the job titles of the relevant employees as per question 259 on 25 May 2020 who have taken sabbatical leave since 1 January 2019 and the details are as follows:
No |
(a) Name of employee |
(b) Job title |
Details |
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Period |
Duration |
Details |
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1. |
Ms Z Kobue ... |
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
I have been provided with the following reply by the IDC:
(b)
Black women |
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Sector |
Value of approvals (R'm) |
Number of approvals |
||
|
>25% |
>50% |
>25% |
>50% |
Agro Processing & Agriculture |
324 |
66 |
14 |
6 |
Basic Metals and Mining |
5,643 |
1,847 |
15 |
6 |
Clothing & Textiles |
121 |
4 |
18 |
5 |
Basic & Speciality Chemicals |
725 |
508 |
13 ... |
I am advised that a total of 149 companies have been approved under the Black Industrialist Scheme (BIS) since inception to 31 January 2020, supporting 22 176 jobs. This excludes the IDC’s programme.
The list of all approved enterprises and projects across all incentives has been published in the 2018/19 which can be accessed from the Department’s website: http://www.thedtic.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2018-2019_Annual_Incentive_Report.pdf
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The AfCFTA is a significant step towards the objective of African economic integration. The AfCFTA, as one of the flagship projects of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, aims to build an integrated market in Africa of over 1 billion people, with a growing GDP.
The AfCFTA, the market integration component of a wider African development agenda, combines market integration with infrastructure development and, industrial ...
Over the past 10 years, there has been a significant expansion in the number of black South Africans who were able to access business opportunities or skills enhancement, as a result of BB-BEE programmes.
These included programmes such as
The sabbatical and travel policies of the two Departments that merged to form the DTIC, were developed and approved prior to the current administration and will be reviewed in due course in line with Government’s oveall policy position.
In respect of the specific questions posed, I have been advised by the Department that the following applies:
(1) The Department’s sabbatical leave is regulated in ...
I am advised as follows:
1. 45 projects were granted approval under the Automotive Incentive Scheme (AIS) in 2018/19 financial year. All completed applications have been adjudicated as end of the financial year. A list of all approved enterprises and projects across all incentives has been published in the 2018/19 incentive performance report that was tabled in Parliament. The report can also be accessed ...